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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

The Sacred Belly

We women are forever talking about loosing weight. Many of us focus on our belly as the source of our dismay. We throw around words like:

Fat

Ugly

Flabby

Hate

Chunky

Chubby

We wish away our bellies & dream of flat abdomens, without lumps & bumps. We speak to and about our bellies as if they are the enemy. We trap them in Spanx & other tight & "flattening" garments, restricting our ability to breathe & be comfortable.

All in the name of imagined perfection. How sad.

Actually, our bellies are sacred - a source of deep, feminine power.

For step one of honoring your sacred belly, you can read this lovely story about the goddess Baubo from Honoring Your Belly:

Our bellies hold our feminine power to create life! This awesome power has been the impetus of goddess worship throughout history. But, as patriarchy creates fear of a woman's power, the woman's belly must be controlled - in a desperate attempt to control the power of the woman herself.

Have you allowed your belly to be controlled? Have you abdicated your sacred belly power to society?

Time to rip off that spandex & spanx! Throw on some comfy & loose-fitting clothes & honor your belly! Awaken the deep & creative power that lives within you.

Now, you are able to practice belly breathing. Here's a tutorial if you're unfamiliar:

Now that you are comfortable & breathing into your belly, it's time to find the Center. Your Center. The place of power that lives within your belly. The place that deserves your love & healing:

Mix together dry & slowly add water. If too crumbly add a bit more flour & water until smooth. Knead on wax paper for about 5 minutes.

Create.
Allow to air dry for 48 hours (actually a bit longer for me because I live in damp Florida).
Sand
Paint with acrylics
Cherish!

This creates a very hard goddess that accepts paint nicely (according to my sources).

Oh, & if the idea of Sacred Belly feels right to you (or if it feels very uncomfortable), see if you can find The Woman's Belly Book. It is full of exercises & wisdom for releasing & activating your power.